At L3Harris Technologies, Columba Martinez is responsible for managing the U.S. Army radio network planning software, ensuring its security, and overseeing the Atom program. Meanwhile, in the Software Engineering & Image Science unit, Lymaris Serrano leads a team of engineers as the engineering manager and is an advocate for inclusion, helping to change the culture at the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites R Series (GOES-R) EI.

Lorena Cruz Quintero is a dedicated front-line supervisor at L3Harris Technologies, providing guidance and support to engineers, specialists, and technicians as they progress in their careers. In a crucial production phase, Lorena collaborated closely with her supervisors to successfully screen, interview, and train new hires, fostering strong relationships between team members and leadership.

Columba has been a software developer for 25 years, spending the last 15 years at L3Harris Technologies, a defense contractor that operates in over 100 countries and generates an annual revenue of over $17 billion.

At L3Harris, she manages a significant portion of the Tactical Communications technology enterprise, specifically the U.S. Army radio network planning software.

Columba has been working for the Army since 2008, where she has to understand sophisticated software architectures and tools, radio waveform design, and how radios should be set up to support battlefield communications.

She also ensures product security by working with the National Security Agency to meet national security standards. Since 2018, Columba has been leading the technical and managerial role in supporting the Army on the Atom program.

Her team delivers state-of-the-art radio planning software to soldiers, allowing Army S6 officers to plan large-scale networks incorporating thousands of communication nodes in hours rather than days.

Columba has contributed to many key Department of Defense documents that have driven development across the industry and any vendor working within the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) ecosystem. Columba is a role model for all those seeking to make a difference for the U.S. armed forces and the freedoms they protect.

Lymaris Serrano recently joined the Software Engineering & Image Science organization as an engineering manager, having spent most of her career in the Systems Engineering organization.

Before her current role, Lymaris served as the Enterprise Management and Infrastructure (EI) Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites R Series (GOES-R) program, where she demonstrated her leadership skills and knowledge.

Since transitioning to the SW&IS organization, Lymaris has provided functional support to the Auto-Intelligence Solutions (AIS) business area. She leads a team of approximately 100 engineers.

Lymaris has also played a pivotal role in the college recruiting team at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez (UPRM), where she helps L3Harris Technologies recruit new college graduates and interns. Her passion for inclusion is evident in how she led the GOES-R EI team and changed the day-to-day culture to be more inclusive and collaborative.

Lorena Cruz Quintero is a front-line supervisor at L3Harris Technologies, committed to helping engineers, specialists, and technicians advance in their careers and fostering strong relationships between team members and leadership.

During an important production phase involving phone screening, interviewing, and training new hires, Lorena worked closely with her supervisors to develop her team.

Lorena's career at L3Harris has seen her become an expert in femtosecond laser machining, confocal microscopy, wedge and wire bonding, and other intricate processes.

Currently, Lorena is a co-IPTL for a $120M program and oversees a team of 15 engineers. She has surpassed expectations by achieving a yield 2.5 times higher than projected. In her previous position, Lorena successfully demonstrated a $40M program phase to the customer despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.